diff --git a/lib/jekyll/post.rb b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
index 60aa8fd7..98ad1c65 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/post.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ module Jekyll
         "page" => self.to_liquid(EXCERPT_ATTRIBUTES_FOR_LIQUID)
       }.deep_merge(site_payload)
 
-      if should_generate_excerpt?
+      if generate_excerpt?
         self.extracted_excerpt.do_layout(payload, {})
       end
 
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@ module Jekyll
     protected
 
     def extract_excerpt
-      if should_generate_excerpt?
+      if generate_excerpt?
         Jekyll::Excerpt.new(self)
       else
         ""
       end
     end
 
-    def should_generate_excerpt?
+    def generate_excerpt?
       !(site.config['excerpt_separator'].to_s.empty?)
     end
   end